20 antibiotics were monitored for their sales for six months, through official
prescriptions in six drug stores throughout Lattakia. Percent proportions of
sale for each antibiotic were reported. These statistical data were correlated
with laborat
ory studies on screening these antibiotics on different bacterial
strains that collected from different laboratories and hospitals of Lattakia.
The purpose of this continuous study is to undertake an assessment of levels
of antibiotic resistance by local isolated bacteria, and to determine the
factors influencing the offspring of that resistance.
1430 medical prescriptions were reported, 965 of them (i.e.: 67, 48%)
contained one or more antibiotic. In addition, there were 340 cases of nonofficial
sales of some distinct antibiotics.
275 of bacterial strains were isolated from clinical specimens (mostly were
as urogenital, pharyngeal, wounds, and burns infections). These strains
distributed as follow: 183 (i.e.: 66, 54%), were Enterobacteriaceae strains.
